GFWC Georgia works locally and internationally to bring about positive change with an unwavering dedication to community improvement through volunteer service. Simply put, we impact lives, through acts large and small.

Impact & Accomplishments

GFWC is distinguished from other service organizations by the breadth of our outreach. GFWC has earned a reputation as a powerful force in the fight against domestic violence. GFWC was recognized on the floor of the United States Senate as “a gem among our midst” by then-Senator Joseph Biden for our work in bringing hope to victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse, and our early support for the Violence Against Women Act.

Community Service Programs and Special Projects

Our Community Service Programs and Special Projects are structured to enable clubs to harness the vast resources of our membership to address the needs of their individual communities.

GFWC Community Service Programs and Special Projects focus on major issues that affect our communities daily—supporting women’s health, preserving natural resources, promoting literacy and equality, citizen advocacy, and encouraging volunteer service—and fall into the following areas of focus: Arts, & Culture, Civic Engagement & Outreach, Education & Libraries, Environment and Health & Wellness.

Signature Program: Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention
The Signature Program’s goal is to increase awareness of and help prevent the widespread occurrence of violence against women in communities across the nation—and the globe. Areas of focus include Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse, Teen Dating Violence, Campus Sexual Assault, Elder Abuse, Violence Against Native American Women, Military Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking.

 

Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children
GFWC Juniors’ Special Program: Advocates for Children is designed to encourage all woman’s, Junior Woman’s, Juniorette, and International Affiliate Clubs to make a difference in the life of a child by being an advocate. The Program was envisioned as a way for clubwomen to provide a voice for children and to teach and encourage parents and other caregivers to advocate for children at the grassroots level.

 

Arts and Culture Community Service Program
The GFWC Arts and Culture Community Service Program encourages members to promote and support art and cultural programs in their clubs and communities, and to expand understanding on every level, from local and regional to national and international. Our goal is to create projects that include crafts, dance, drama, food, music, and other manifestations of art and culture that develop skills, awareness, and appreciation. It is designed to inspire clubwomen and ignite within them a desire to make the world a more beautiful, thoughtful, and caring place.

Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program
The GFWC Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program reminds GFWC members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. This Community Service Program highlights and encourages citizenship; crime prevention, safety, and disaster preparedness; the needy, hungry, and homeless; and our military personnel and veterans.

 

Education and Libraries Community Service Program
We aim to help others, while we also continue to learn. Projects in the Education and Libraries Community Service Program are designed to foster schools, as well as other educational institutions and opportunities. These projects promote libraries, literacy, and the love of a good book. Through these efforts, we encourage the growth of individuals and communities at home and around the world.

 

Environment Community Service Program
The GFWC Environment Community Service Program encourages us to become stewards of the earth by working to preserve the world’s resources, protect wildlife and domesticated animals, live sustainably, and beautify our communities and enjoy nature. Environmental degradation is cumulative and many scientists warn that we are at a tipping point. There is no time like the present to act.

 

Health and Wellness Community Service Program
The human body, mind, and spirit comprise our health and wellness. To improve our well being, we must address three key components: nutrition, disease prevention, and physical and emotional care. This Community Service Program aims to explore the various opportunities for awareness and advancement of each of these vital areas.

 

GFWC Advancement Areas
Because of the integral nature of the GFWC Advancement Areas, these areas are now recognized as core Advancement areas of any successful program.  These programs are intended to benefit the Clubs.  They include:

  • Communication & Public Relations
  • Fundraising and Development
  • Leadership/LEADS
  • Membership
  • Women’s History and Resource Center
  • Legislative and Public Policy

Our GFWC Affiliates

We are proud to partner with the Alzheimer’s Association, Canine Companions, Heifer International, Hope for Justice, March of Dimes, Operation Smile, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and UNICEF USA for a greater reach and synergy to move the hearts and minds of masses to support our collective causes for the greater good.

Strategic partnerships are a key component of GFWC’s advocacy and public policy strategy. Like other organizations, GFWC uses its limited resources to maximize our impact for the benefit Community Service Projects undertaken by members.

GFWC Affiliate Organizations provide the issue expert insight, as well as important tools and resources, such as messaging, toolkits, graphics, speakers, and much more for social marketing campaigns.

Platinum Affiliates:

Alzheimer’s Association

The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support

Heifer International

Heifer International partners with smallholder farmers – especially women farmers – to improve their families’ food security and increase their incomes.

Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice prevents exploitation, rescues victims, restores lives & reforms society. As a global non-profit, they aim to end human trafficking and modern slavery.

Shot@Life | United Nations Foundation

Shot@Life is a United Nations Foundation campaign working to ensure everyone in the world has access to lifesaving vaccines and all children have a shot at life.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude is dedicated to treating kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. In addition to patient treatment, St. Jude is focused on cutting-edge research to help better understand pediatric cancer and how to treat it.

Operation Smile

Through their expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, Operation Smile creates solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it’s needed most.

Gold Affiliates:

Canine Companions

Canine Companions is leading the service dog industry so their clients and their dogs can live with greater independence.

March of Dimes

March of Dimes believes in a world where every mom and baby is healthy regardless of wealth, race, gender or geography.

UNICEF USA

UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere.